First lady Dr. Jill Biden made a surprise trip to Ukraine over the weekend.
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Biden, who embarked on her trip to Eastern Europe on Thursday, crossed the border from Slovakia into southwestern Ukraine on Sunday afternoon for the unannounced visit to a public school in Uzhhorod that was converted into a temporary shelter, housing 163 Ukrainians, including 47 children. It was a rare visit by a U.S. first lady into a war zone.
"I wanted to come on Mother's Day," Biden told reporters traveling with her."We thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop, and this war has been brutal, and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine.""Because we understand what it takes for the U.S.
The first lady returned to Slovakia after spending roughly two hours in Ukraine, and spoke with President Joe Biden after the visit, according to Michael LaRosa, Biden's press secretary.
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